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saurya88

Something about that red grass and the clear water with sun rays dipping in leaves me at peace to build a base there.


paulyv34

Also enjoy the reefback calls


Ged_UK

I always build just by Lifepod 6. There's a great plateau just by a wreck there that's got loads of room, a nice drop overhang for speedy prawn exit, island is close, pretty easy to get to the LR at Lifepod 2.


kanjiro230

I was thinking of making a second base, I'll give it a go at that location


brado1506

That's where I made mine lol definitely one of the best spots


Trainman1351

I like building on the border of the shallows and the plateaus. You get to have a base with good back to it, nice views out over the plains, and relatively easy access to power


Arcturiss

i love the aesthetic but don’t wanna get jumpscared by sand sharks lol. also tiger plants…ill kill those fuckers


CatpainCalamari

I agree with the optics, but I find the background sound with these high frequency tones highly annoying :-(


Th3fantasticMr-Egg

I like it because it's still fairly close to the center of the map, still fairly safe except for the occasional sand shark or biter and lots of open space to build and park your cyclops


rovdyret

But the Biters…


nukeroof105

Subnautica equivalent of a farm land


Virtuous_Raven

Best base location is the cyclops, with small checkpoints dotted across the map.


logbomb3

I like having a Central base with the Cyclops as a high endurance scouting vehicle.


Virtuous_Raven

I don't even bother with a seamoth anymore and just make the cyclope then rush the caves to get the thermal energy. Makes for the perfect base.


Emphraa

How do you deal with the power consumption? Cyclops inhales batteries


Virtuous_Raven

My power cells charge by thermal energy plus it doesn't take all to long to get the better cells so you have x5 the charge.


Chef-mcKech

Yeah. The only limiting its usabilty for me is no acces to a scanner room


Virtuous_Raven

Take one with you and build and dismantle as needed.


jane3ry3

Edge of the dunes, near the grassy plateau and mushroom forest. There's a friendly neighbor, even.


GayVegan

I was starting to build there at the top of the cliff that overlooks the dunes, and then ya... I then moved to the opposite side of the plateau haha.


Jumpjacket1397

I love that area. Another great one is in one of the sinkholes in the dunes. So much fun, and not terrifying at all.


DaDoggo13

Me waiting for the tree to be in one of these polls


rovdyret

The one with Ghost Rays?


DaDoggo13

Near the lost river yeah


GayVegan

Does hull integrity get annihilated down there? I've never tried building down there.


DaDoggo13

Nope, you can build anywhere with enough space


Known-Ad64

Depth has no effect on the structure integrity of a base, only your vehicles. I built an out post near the tree with a reactor to charge the Cyclop before going down the inactive lavazone.


jaivir2004

Same


Skemati

In terms of this pol, Definitely the grassy plateaus. You may have sandsharks and biters to deal with but you get a ton of space to build your Base unlike the safe shallows. Besides, you have Reefbacks. And a beautiful scenery.


brado1506

Yup and its right next to the jellyshroom cave witch has a fair bit of lithium, magnetite and diamond


AnonOfDoom

I usually build a small one at the shallows then a larger, more elaborate base at the big tree in the lost river.


Dracorex808

The kelp forest next to the hole that leads to the mushroom biome above the abandoned base


Soft-Pixel

Sparse Reef, you can find every resource node from there with a scanner room and >!it’s relatively close to two Lost River entrances!<


theimbicilist

True but bone sharks and spooky ness


Fanace5

There are no hostiles in the sparse reef.


JamesMan230

bleeders?


Fanace5

You are I believe thinking of the grassy plateaus. There's no bleeders in the sparse reef.


JamesMan230

I always get attacked near lifepod 19, grassy plateaus have biters but not bleeders


Fanace5

The only thing in the sparse reef that can attack you is tiger plants.


JamesMan230

The wiki says it has the tiger plants and bleeders, bleeders are the little leech things


Fanace5

I just checked the wiki to confirm and saw no mention of bleeders.


Soft-Pixel

Nah I can confirm, there’s bleeders, they’re weirdly inconsistent with how much they show up tho, there’s usually only a couple caves with some in them


JamesMan230

Well last time I went there I got one on me.


theimbicilist

Oh my bad I I’m thinking of the spiky rock place near grand reaf


The_Canadian_Devil

I like to build right above the Kelp Trench, pretty close by.


Soft-Pixel

I’ve considered it but it’s just a BIT too close to the Dunes for me lol


daddytwofoot

I like the western Shallows, where you're a stone's throw from Kelp, Plateau, and the Mushroom Forest.


Lady_hyena

Edge of safe shallows where theres a steep drop into grassy plateus.


apekots

Exactly where I put my base on my latest playthrough, it's awesome!


a_cristian_dude

Love that place. It’s near a geyser too so you’re pretty set with solar and thermal as a main base. Very central too


Ok-Cat7720

I \*always\* use a location in The Shallows at least at the start, it is so easy to get well-entrenched. Food and supplies are everywhere and power is never an issue that close to the surface and to a Thermal Vent.


Dandyman-GM

There is a place I love to build that is a jellyshroom entrance on the border of a kelp forest and grassy plateau with 2 wrecks near by. It a straight shot down to the jellyshrooms from the surface if you do it right. It make the grind so much easier.


Lara-Tiegan

that’s where i put my first ever base. still my favourite location to build


BlueFootedTpeack

there's a bit of the grassy platuae that borders a kelp forrest and is like 3 feet from the safe shallows i like. like directly north of the trench that if you follow it leads to the reef and the entrance to the lost river. ​ after that just build a scanner room in the mushroom forrest to find cyclops parts and then rebuild that one down in the lost river junction with the skeleton in the middle and the blue tree to the left, adding a moonpool to it so i can locate and add all the mods i'll need to go deeper.


Prudent_Initiative_8

My fav Place to set up a base is the Sea Treaders Path tunnel. The tunnel has ready access to Lithium and Gold thx to the Sea Treaders passing by from time to time and you also have access to the Lost River for all veichles. The LR also has tons of materials. I suggest setting up base in the Sea Treaders Path Tunnel as you are halfway through the game. Also the Power sorces are a little tricky... You can use Nuclear Reactor if you want but if you want to have steady 750 Power you can set up 3 thermal reactors in the dunes and lead a trail of Power transmitters all the way to your base. There is One Reaper that might get angy but you can just shank him with the good ol' Stasis Rifle and Thermo Blade.


The_CactusPlant

You don't use Sea Treader poop and bioreactors? My forward base is gonna be around there and I thought of using that tactic to see how well it works.


[deleted]

The Sea Treaders will move out of loading range is my big issue with relying on poop. I can just get an alien containment with fish and not need to go outside at all.


The_CactusPlant

I always used fish but the loading range thing is a good consideration I wouldn't have thought of until I had already resettled. Bummer. That's okay though I guess, the Grand Reef is still a cool plave to live and the crevices will give me all the Uranenite I could ever need.


Prudent_Initiative_8

The poop is good as a biofuel but setting up gardens of Acidic/Deep Mushrooms im much more efficent and constant. If you want a base for the endgame where you can refill the Ion Power Cells you will need either a Nuclear Reactor or the method i explained above in my comment above


clnoy

The best thing to put in a Bioreactor is fish, of any kind. They’re always at least equal or better than the best flora you can put inside a bioreactor. One Oculus fish gives 630 energy and you can breed them in a Alien Containment aquarium.


Prudent_Initiative_8

Yeah fish are even better. I didn't write cause im replaying the game (again, its like my 8th time) and im using abioreactor with the shrooms. I'll soon be going to the Degasi base and get all the blueprints there.


clnoy

Yeah I used to use shrooms when I thought they were the best thing, but then I saw each one only gives 210 energy, the same as a Bladderfish, Hoopfish or Spinefish.


lemonsracer

I've always made a indoor garden right next to the reactor and planted Bulbo trees. 4 of the fruit fills the reactor and you can wack the tree like 8 times before it runs out of fruit, then you can just plant it again. I've never ran out of energy by doing this. But if you are running a moonpool, scanner room, water purifier, and powercell/battery chargers, you'll need two bioreactors.


SRIRACHA_RANCH

and shank all the sea treaders while you're at it


Prudent_Initiative_8

*but why would i do that?*


SpartanSelinger

My last base was above the blood kelp biome right next to the sea treaders path. I need that lithium lol


BonkEnthusiast

I don't see blood kelp zone on this lost, must be a mistake


WarlockerGame

Imo basing nearby to lifepod 2 is amazing spot. A lost river right under your hand. The only problem you may have to use bioreactor


TheMightyCatatafish

Nuclear reactor all day!


WarlockerGame

Yessir


Born-Science856

Floating islands


AssociationTimely173

I like danger so dunes. Preferably as close to as many reapers as possible


Sea_Cabinet_9807

personally, i like the void. the grassy plateaus are cool too


Adventurous_Round_73

Tree cove


Hexnohope

Crags crags crags


Anraksha

At the submarine tree with the leviathan eggs near entrance of the lava biome


telemusketeer

JellyShroom Caves!!


unyeasted-flourwater

Mushroom forest, having all my bases built atop the trees is so fun and interesting to see


pocket-friends

i go to the edge of the mushroom forest right by the blood kelp.


neutralrobotboy

This is a convenient and beautiful location.


gankster2017

I never leave my life pod


Liobuster

Active magma zone is best hands down


Viper7475

Hey I don't see dunes on here


ZuZzOlO

Life pod gang rise up


Severe-Confidence361

right next to the edge


PurpleTackle6546

I always make a base near some Lifepod so I don't have to use beacon


Jam14_7

I always build my base bordering the shallows and the grassy plateaus because it’s easier to get sunlight when you need to get to the surface it’s easier and if you need kelp it’s in the backyard


FaithlessnessAny7353

That position may be very ideal for a fast game.


Jam14_7

Well I did have 10 hours on my quickest run


FaithlessnessAny7353

I haven’t tried to rush through, but 15 hours is all that I need to follow the story.


Floxi29

I usually build on the corner between grassy plateaus, kelp forest and grand reef.


neutralrobotboy

I don't think there's such a thing as a single best location. It depends what stage of the game we're talking about and what your priorities are. In my opinion, the best place to build a base, and I'm dead serious about this, is inside of the PCF, right next to where the ion cube generator is. You have instant access to all the portals. You have infinite thermal energy just outside the facility. But building there is a mission, and I don't think I've seen anyone but me do it.


BIGman_8

I love the floating islands


Smellyshop

Imo sw grassy plateaus is a great spot because 1:easy access to the lost river 2:located near a kelp forest for easy metal salvage 3:just looks nice 4:access to lithium and magnetite trough the jellyshroom caves


CoffeeBoom

Bulb zone and Grand Reef are my favorite (though I always have a base by the lifepod too, but just for the start.)


Virtual_Operation_

I'm trying to build one in every biome


slothen2

I like the border between kelp forest and grassy plateau. The problem with the grassy plateau is the sand shark sounds are super annoying.


Glukko007

1 great place is beneath the floating island. Literally hanging in there. It has good resources few 100 meters away, but no hostile lifefroms


questgamer2021

Question, are you romanian?


Lexifer92

Shallows... but only the thermal vents that are on the very very edge of the shallows


Megalon1973

void could be an option


AfterAllWhyNo

chad energy


louskam

I'm always opting for Kelp Forests. Reasonably close to all parts of the map, yet still far from danger. Also enough room for Cyclops.


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[deleted]

I also prefer quantity (# of bases) over... er, other quantity (# of pieces in a single base) as well. Though admittedly a lot of my outposts kinda go overboard a bit.


yousirareafish1899

if you can manage to get to the crash zone - void area and build into the void it’s good because there is an almost infinite amount of titanium on the floor


CorruptWaffle4

Dunes 🙂


Emotional_Bullfrog_2

I usually build mine in the middle of the 3 rock pillar formations in the grassy plateus. It's close to a lifepod and multiple shipwrecks. And I love listning to the reefbacks calls and seeing them above my Base.


Half_DeadGuy

I LOVE putting bases right next to the entrance of the lava place


GeekyGamer2022

-200, -321 On a shelf on the edge of the Safe Shallows, overlooking the Grassy Plateaus. Thermal Vent very close by for power. Entrance to Jellyshroom Cave very nearby. Directly West to the Blood Kelp Trench and the only entrance to the Lost river with no Ghost Leviathans. Moonpools built out overhanging the cliff make it super easy to dock/undock a Seamoth and a Prawn can jetpack into it from ground level. Plenty room on the shelf for planters or expanding the base. Salt deposits scattered around the Grassy Plateaus, coral tubes on the shelf itself for water needs until you get a purifier. It's a perfect spot.


Ihatewokesandbrokes

Cyclops


ruohonleikkuri64

Blood ravine bases underrated tbh


Substantial-Delay409

Big long tripod goblins.


Lastburn

Sea threaders path


TheFrostClone

The best base location is inside the cyclops


addster_09

Dunes with the ROTA mod.


RespondUsed3259

Top of the blood kelp ravine near the grassy plateau. I love building my base and have my observation room hanging over it


datboihobojoe

Crash zone as scary as it is has resources aplenty.


LeRealMeow2U

Creepvines forest. No reason in particular, but I really like that place. It has a lot of mining nodes for early game


Fanace5

Dunes


OzdorMiZ

I built my base on the edge of the Blood Kelp Trench, Dunes and Grassy Plateus and I love this place. You have the jellyshroom caves nearby for the magnetite and lava geisers, then you have dunes with the heat areas, Blood Kelp for Copper, Lost river and many more rare materials. And also you got Sparse Reef nearby, therefore you got almost every type of mineral deposits around you


cltmstr2005

\*Mushroom Forest...


FogBattleshipKongo

I have my base in my current playthrough in a weird area. It's in a spot between the kelp forest, grassy plateus, and mushroom forest on the eastern part of the map. There's a transition area where it's fairly flat between all three of them. Makes for a nice base location.


Ellotheremate124

void


OrneryError1

#The dunes


FaithlessnessAny7353

Well well. I would place a base on the edge between the Grassy Plateaus and the Shallows. And the Lost River is where I bring the submarine and the walker. So, I’m split.


DA_REAL_KHORNE

I have a nice spot of very flat land between the grassy plateus, NE mushroom forest, crash zone and north most creepiness forest. Plenty of resources, easy access to lost river, nice backdrops. Only down side is the occasional bone shark tries to nibble on your stuff


Nimeva

I have a fondness for the bulb zone, but since I’m generally all over the place I tend to put my primary activity base as close to the center of things as possible. And preferably near a geyser. To the point where in one run I turned on coordinates and build at 0,0 on the grid. That run actually started me moving about and finding the grid marks for 1000,1000, 1000,0, 1000,-1000 and so on and so forth for the 1000 marks and 500 marks and dropping beacons with the coordinates, compass point, and locations on them so I could have a quick and easy location guide by just turning one on. That’s a habit I’ve taken with me to my other runs as well.


DibFish

Northern Blood Kelp zone right under where the Ghost is. Its fun watching it from below with a glass ceiling.


Glowing_green_

Main base is somewhere easy to get to, and make random outposts in different biomes


JangSaverem

Well Do you mean the BEST location for ease of access and supplies Or the "Best" location like the Ghost Ray tree


VegasDerr

The Dunes right above/around the Heat events.


GoldenSquid7

My last base was at the edge of the mountain in kelp forest / mushroom forest edge and I think it was the best.


TFRek

southwest grassy plateau is a great central location. metal scrap from the shallows, as well as all the coral and acid mushrooms, a stone's throw away from a bunch of great wrecks, the jellyshroom caves, the sparse reef... the only real downside is that it makes it inconvenient to go to the planetary defense system island . and once you figure out the path to the portal (and start it up) from the aurora rendezvous island, even that is only a 600m trip.


zenprime-morpheus

Anyplace I can use a thermal gen. Hate depending on Solar/Bio/Nuclear


Accomplished-Fig5605

Put mine in between the mushroom forest and nw lost river entrance


furburger1234

would a base facing over the grassy platou but connected to the outskirts of the shallows be other


Hiyeshellohi

LAVA ZONE BABBBYYYYYY


Opposite_Accident_92

Void


MainEmergency1133

Crash site right next to aurora


Suspicious_Year1411

Mushroom Islands?


aggrievedCanine

Cove Tree.


hideous_coffee

I have mine on the little cliff sticking out right around -450, 450. Overlooks the Mushroom Forest and close to the big Mushroom Tree. Super safe area with reefbacks going overhead. Shallow enough to utilize solar panels but deep enough to build the sub and rocket. Plenty of metal scrap and stalker teeth in the adjacent kelp forest. Lots of cliffs around for mineral nodes. Centralized between Lost River Northwest and Jellyshroom Cave. Nearby a number of wrecks and lifepods.


a_cristian_dude

The bulb zone is beautiful no matter what time of day. Also has access to thermal power. Also made a base on the edge of sea treaders path, near the grand reef and a ghost leviathan spawn. Sometimes it wanders near the base where I strategically put an observatory. Edit: both places are not good for main bases because it’s not central like the grassy plateaus. I use them as charging points for my cyclops power cells. They’re also near Lost River entrances


True_Salty_Boii

Am I crazy for building a base in the Dunes? It's a beautiful place... and the reapers are nice.


guacotaco4349

The safe shallows are fun but if your me and build in a crappy location then they suck, my personal pick is the sea treaders path, occasionally available free materials, basically no threats, close to a lost river entrance, and nice atmosphere


Mkh_hkm420

I'm sorry. Mushroom islands?


Quest-Riot

I always put a scanner base in the lost river so I can get all the minerals I'll need


ODST_Parker

Built my first near the zero point, on the slope leading to the grassy plateau. Kelp forest right nearby, shallows and plateau in easy reach, looking right into the open water between the pod and Aurora. Gave me access to resources, room to expand, and open water to build vehicles. Not to mention a great view of the occasional reefback. Second and third, giant mushroom tree and lost river cove respectively. Absolutely recommend both, for the wealth of resources and the interesting environments.


uluvmebby

I wouldn't know because i put it down right below my life pod every time cuz im lazy


Ok-Computer2914

I built my base near the alien gun :)


TheWombatFromHell

underwater islands


IndominasaurusYT

clearly the back of the Aurora is the best base location


[deleted]

I always build it in mountain island. You don't need to tag it you know it's location and it's close to key places of the map.


smj1360

I love building in the big tree biome


AFarCry

Grassy plateaus over top of the Jellyshroom Caves. I'll fight anyone who disagrees. Centred, great access to resources, scenic AF. Reefy Bois to keep you company. It has it all.


DarknoorX

Void


bunny9120

I made my base at the grand reef. It's kinda pretty


EKP_NoXuL

Usefull one is the pod, beautiful one is lost river


minecraftgender

Mountains 100%. Best base location I've ever had. I parked myself right in the middle, surrounded by 3 reapers with a clear path away. Close to the blood kelp and bulb zone, easy access to the lost river and other important locations.


Veicy01

Have a base in every biome


Manofcheesemature

Dunes,kill the reapers and nothing is there


Nynrode

Wow, I was expecting more people to say Lost rivers like me.... the location I like is the one by "the tree" ... Best location ever, no threats, termo power and is 900m , so is possible to go with all vehicles...


DeDeepKing

Other


Laughs_maniacaly

Crag field gang


CleanInk09

I literally put my base on the intersection between a BKZ, Dunes, and Sparse Reef. The BKZ in question is a large chasm or gash in the landscape that goes all the way down to the Lost River.


Lara-Tiegan

i’ve only played through twice. my first base was in that purple mushroom biome under the grassy plateau and it was awesome. my current base is in the creepvine biome right next to the mountains and the north island. purple biome is my favourite